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GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS AND\nRUNNERS-UP OF INAUGURAL WORLD CINEMA AWARDS EVENT\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners include Antonio Banderas, Bong Joon-Ho, Honeyland, I Lost My Body,\nParasite, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Spotlight Awards for Mati Diop,\nJoanna Hogg, Claire Mathon and UniFrance\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles, CA February 6, 2020— <\/strong>GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE announces the winners of its augural World Cinema Awards. Founded by Jacqueline Lyanga and co-founded by Jasmine Jaisinghani, the World Cinema Awards celebrates the best international cinema of year across ten (10) categories including Global Narrative, Director, Actress, Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Score, Global Animation, and Global Documentary. The World Cinema Awards celebrate the talent in films produced outside of the United States in the official language of the producers and directors of the films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE and the World Cinema Awards were born of the\npassion for international cinema that co-founder Jasmine Jaisinghani and I share.\nThe awards are a new platform for films made outside of the United States\nthrough which we hope to expand the global reach of international cinema,\u201d said\nJacqueline Lyanga, founder, GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE, \u201cThere are\nextraordinary films being made all over the world and we want to bring the work\nof these talented artists to the attention of new audiences; there is a need for the\nawards season to more authentically reflect the culture of the world in which we\nlive.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, UniFrance will receive GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE\u2019s World Cinema Cultural Spotlight Award at the R\u00e9sidence de France in Los Angeles on February 10, 2020 in collaboration with the French Consulate\u2019s celebration for the French Academy Award nominees hosted by Natalie Soirat, Deputy Consul General and Acting Consul – Consulate General of France in Los Angeles. Newly appointed UniFrance Executive Director Daniela Elstner and UniFrance President Serge Toubiana will be on hand to accept the award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three additional GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE Spotlight Awards will be given, for\nCreative Vision, Craft, and Discovery.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s list of winners reflects the best global cinema of 2019. International film festival and film museum directors, programmers, curators and US-based film journalists formed the selection committee, bringing together two communities that are immersed in the global cinema landscape throughout the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WORLD CINEMA AWARDS LIST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Narrative<\/b><\/span> – Winner<\/strong>: Parasite<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> and Pain and Glory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/span><\/strong> – Winner:<\/strong> Bong Joon-Ho for Parasite<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are C\u00e9line Sciamma for Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> and Pedro Almod\u00f3var for Pain and Glory<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actress<\/b><\/span> – Winners<\/strong> (Tied<\/strong>): <\/strong>Ad\u00e8le Haenel and No\u00e9mie Merlant for Portrait <\/em> of a Lady on Fire<\/em>. The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Viktoria Miroshnichenko for Beanpole<\/em> and Mama Sane (Mame Bineta Sane) for Atlantics<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actor<\/b><\/span> – Winner<\/strong>: Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Song Kang-Ho for Parasite<\/em> and Tom Mercier for Synonyms<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screenplay<\/b><\/span> – Winner:<\/strong> Parasite<\/em> written by Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin Won; story by Bong Joon- Ho. The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> written by C\u00e9line Sciamma and Pain and Glory<\/em> written by Pedro Almod\u00f3var. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinematography<\/span><\/strong> – Winner:<\/strong> Kyung-pyo Hong for Parasite The 2nd and 3rd runner-up in this category is Claire Mathon for Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> and Atlantics<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editing<\/b><\/span> – Winner:<\/strong> Jinmo Yang for Parasite
<\/em>The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Julien Lacheray for Portrait of a Lady on Fire <\/em>and Teresa Font for Pain and Glory<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Score<\/b><\/span> – Winner: <\/strong>Jaeil Jung for Parasite<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are Alberto Iglesias for Pain and Glory<\/em> and Jean-Baptiste de Laubier and Arthur Simonini for Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Animation<\/span><\/strong> – Winner:<\/strong> I Lost My Body<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are The Swallows of Kabul<\/em> and Weathering With You<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Documentary<\/strong> – Winner:<\/strong> Honeyland<\/em>
The 2nd and 3rd runner-ups in this category are For Sama<\/em> and The Cave<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spotlight Award \u2013 Creative Vision: <\/strong>Joanna Hogg, Writer\/Director, The Souvenir <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotlight Award – Craft<\/strong>: Claire Mathon, Cinematographer, Atlantics<\/em> and Portrait of a Lady on Fire <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotlight Award – Discovery<\/strong>: Mati Diop, Writer\/Director, Atlantics<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultural Spotlight Award:<\/strong> UniFrance
GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE is honored to announce UniFrance as a recipient of its inaugural World Cinema Cultural Spotlight Award. The award honors UniFrance\u2019s 70th Anniversary and the extraordinary work that UniFrance has done in those 70 years to promote French cinema throughout the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE is Sponsored by TV5MONDE.<\/em><\/strong> TV5MONDE is the global French language entertainment network, broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without commercial interruptions. TV5MONDE is one of the world\u2019s largest television networks reaching 370 million homes innearly 200 countries. TV5MONDE USA operates 6 premium television services including TV5MONDE USA, TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand, TV5MONDE Style, TiVi5MONDE, TV5MONDE Docs and TV5MONDE+ Voyage. American viewers enjoy a wealth of high quality French language programming, subtitled in English, including up to 300 classic, recent and never-before-seen in the U.S. French language films, around-the-clock newscasts live from Paris, the latest series and TV dramas, premium documentaries, cultural programs and international sports coverage. To find channel information and more details about TV5MONDE USA and its programming, please visit: www.tv5mondeusa.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultural Support provided by the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.<\/strong> The Consulate General of France in Los Angeles represents France\u2019s cultural, scientific, academic, political and economic interests in South California and four other states (South Nevada, Arizona, Nouveau Mexique, Colorado). While providing various consular services to French nationals, the French Consul platform promotes cooperation, innovation and strengthens the ties between France and the U.S. Part of the Consulate works on behalf of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and promotes the best of French arts, literature, cinema, digital innovation, language, and higher education across the US. Based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the country, the Cultural Services bring artists, authors, intellectuals, and innovators to cities nationwide. It also builds partnerships between French and American artists, institutions, and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. Learn more at frenchculture.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promotional support\nprovided by media partner Screen International<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE on Instagram @globalcinematheque and Twitter @GCinematheque<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information contact: awards@globalcinematheque.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP OF INAUGURAL WORLD CINEMA AWARDS EVENT Winners include Antonio Banderas, Bong Joon-Ho, Honeyland, I Lost My Body, Parasite, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Spotlight Awards for Mati Diop, Joanna Hogg, Claire Mathon and UniFrance Los Angeles, CA February 6, 2020— GLOBAL CINEMATHEQUE announces the winners … <\/p>\n

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